There Is More To Learn

If I learned my ABC's, can read rapidly, and can write with perfect
penmanship, but cannot see God's glory revealed in His created work (Pss 19:1; Rom 1:19), I have still more to learn.

If I can deliver an eloquent speech and persuade others with my stunning
logic, but cannot communicate with the Designer of all language (Pss 12:6, 119:130), I have still more to learn.

If I have read Shakespeare and John Locke and can discuss their writings
with understanding, but have not read the greatest of all books -- the
Bible -- and have no knowledge of its importance (Prov 2:1-5, 9:10; Eph 4:13), I have still more to learn.

If I have memorized multiplication tables and chemical formulas, but have
never disciplined myself to plant God's Word in my heart (Pss 119:104-106; Col 1:9; 1Tim 2:4), I have still more to learn.

If I can classify living things by their family, genus and species, and can
write an award-winning scientific paper, but have not realized the Maker's
purpose in creation (Neh 9:6; Pss 145:16; Isa 45:18), I have still more to learn.

If I can play the piano and the violin, and can write music that others
enjoy, but do not know God's harmonious truths which lead to life (Isa 12:2; John 17:3), I have still more to learn.

If I can run cross-country races, star in basketball, or do 100 push-ups
without stopping, but have never determined to run the race that leads to
eternal life (Phil 3:14), I have still more to learn.

If I can identify a Picasso, describe the style of da Vinci, or paint a
notable portrait, but have not seen that all beauty comes from a
relationship with God (Pss 29:2, 90:17), I have still more to learn.

If I graduate with honor and am accepted at the university with a full
scholarship, but have not considered a career which would be honorable and
pleasing to God (Co.. 3:17, 23), I have still more to learn.

If I am a good citizen and pursue what is moral and right, but do not
acknowledge the sinfulness of man and his hopelessness without Christ (Rom 3:10,23, 5:12,17; Eph 2:12), I have still more to learn.

However, when I begin to see the world as God sees it, and come to know
Him, Whom to know is life eternal (John 17:3), and glorify God by
fulfilling His purpose in me (Mic 6:8), then I will have found the true
teacher, who leads me ever deeper into a knowledge of things that really
matter.